Marc Acito was in town last night to promote his new book Attack of the Theater People . He’s a local author so he’s always “in town” but likewise I imagine he is always “promoting his new book” as well. His new book, for people are are not in the proverbial “know”, is a follow up to the 2004 How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship & Musical Theater which won the Oregon Book Awards’ Ken Kesey Award for Best Novel in 2005. Attack of the Theater People picks up with Edward Zanni being kicked out of Julliard because he apparently is a pretty poor actor.

The book singing, yes singing, was perhaps the most unusual that I have ever been attended. I am not use to the author bring a keyboard and opening with a song. I also don’t think people clear on the other side of the bookstore are use to hearing an author singing Broadway show tunes while they browse the History section. Yes, Marc can sing which makes up for the fact that I had to miss American Idol to go to his reading (just kidding, I stopped watching after season 3). Marc briefly read a part from How I Paid for College and talked about how the new book came to be before reading from his new book.

I haven’t quiet finish reading Attack of the Theater People just yet. I plan to finish it over the course of this fabulous three day weekend.

Also, Marc has a pretty interesting blog where he does a new thing each day. Worth checking out.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 at 9:55 am.
Filed under: Thoughts on Books.